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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Two-day National Labour Conference concludes in Tirupati, today
Centre’s takes initiative for expansion and improvement in service delivery mechanism of ESIC: Shri Bhupender Yadav
Will help in fulfilling PM’s vision of ‘Swasthya se Samridhi: Union Minister
Tirupati, August 26, 2022
The two-day National Labour Conference which began on Thursday in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, with the inaugural address of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi through virtual mode, concluded today.
The conference spread over four thematic sessions emphasised on integration of e-shram portal for onboarding social security schemes run by Central government and State governments to universalise social protection to workers and to improve employment opportunities for all.
Shri Bhupender Yadav, in his concluding address informed the Centre’s initiatives for expansion and improvement in service delivery mechanism of ESIC. He said that this will help in fulfilling PM’s vision of ‘Swasthya se Samridhi’ by bridging the gap between policy and execution benefiting all the Shram Yogis and their dependents. He reiterated the need for the ESI Hospitals to work on time-bound manner for Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission  compliance and adoption.
During an informal interaction with the media, the Union Minister said, there is need revise the norms for sanctioning of new Dispensaries and Hospitals keeping in consideration the latest technological advancements and future beneficiaries.
He said Swasthya se Samridhi is for improving medical care and services through ESI hospitals run by State governments and integration with Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana .
He further said that there was a a special session on Vision Shramev Jayate@2047 for framing of rules under four Labour Codes and modalities for implementation along with development of portals for licensing, registration, returns, inspections, etc.
The Union minister added that the ESI will work to expand its services in all 744 districts of the country and this expansion will take into consideration the increased beneficiary base, post implementation of Social Security Code.
The convergence with PMJAY in all the Districts of the country  enable for better accessibility of services to beneficiaries leading to pan-India portability, he added.
There were presentations followed by interventions by various States and UTs during the two-day conference.
The conference under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Vice-Chairmanship of Shri Rameswar Teli, Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Petroleum & Natural Gas and Co-Chairmanship of Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary Labour & Employment and the Member Secretary Smt. Neelam Shami Rao, Central P F Commissioner, held extensive deliberations with Labour Ministers and Secretaries representing 25 States and Union Territories had a healthy consensus for amalgamating and subsuming a spectrum of labour laws and acts that would benefit the working class with a Vision Document 2047.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Cabinet approves transfer of land of ITBP to Government of Uttrakhand for development of Aerial Passenger Ropeway System
The Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved transfer of 1500 square metres of land belonging to Indo-Tibetan Border Police  at Mussoorie to the State Government of Uttarakhand for their infrastructure project, namely, 'Aerial Passenger Ropeway System' between Dehradun and Mussoorie.
The proposed Ropeway is a mono-cable ropeway of 5580 meters length under Public Private Partnership  mode between Purkul Gaon, Dehradun  and Library, Mussoorie  being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.285 crore with a carrying capacity of 1000 persons per hour per direction. This will considerably reduce the traffic flow on road route from Dehradun to Mussoorie.
In addition, this will generate direct employment of 350 and indirect employment of more than 1500 people. Once completed, the ropeway will be a huge attraction for tourists which in turn will provide a boost to the tourism industry in the State and create additional employment opportunities in tourism sector.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Hyderabad to host G20 Agriculture Ministerial meeting from June 15 to 17
Agriculture Working Group  will be in Hyderabad for its Ministerial Meeting. The three-day event, starting from 15-17 June 2023, will be attended by more than 200 delegates from G20 member countries, invited countries and International Organizations. The event will be graced by the Agriculture Ministers from various countries and the Director Generals from International Organizations.
Day one will commence with the inauguration of a grand exhibition by Hon’ble Minister of State, MoA&FW, Shri Kailash Choudhary. The exhibition will showcase the achievements of India in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. The inauguration will be followed by Agriculture Deputies Meeting . In the second half there will be two side events titled, “Managing Agribusiness for Profit, People and Planet” and “Connecting the Digitally Disconnected: Harnessing the Power of Digital Technologies in Agriculture” with participation from top Indian agriculture-based companies and start-ups and central and state government agencies involved in promotion of agri-business companies.
Second day of the meeting will begin with the Hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, welcoming the Ministers and other Heads of the Delegation participating in the G20 meeting. The Ministerial engagements on the day will include discussions on “Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security and Nutrition” and High-level Ministerial Discussion on women-led agriculture, sustainable biodiversity, and climate solutions, in three parallel sessions.
The third day of the Ministers’ meeting will conclude with the adoption of the outcomes of the Agriculture Working Group, G20, Indian Presidency. The delegation will then proceed for a technical excursion to ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research , Hyderabad.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Lightning Incidents
The State-wise details of lightning strikes and the number of people who have lost their lives are provided in the Annexure-1.
Ministry of Earth Sciences, through India Meteorological Department , issues forecast and warnings for thunderstorms and associated weather phenomena five days in advance with regular updates. The assistance to the affected families is coming under the purview of the respective State Governments.
As per recent studies, lightning activity have shown increasing trend over India in past two decades. North-East, East and parts of peninsular India have registered a sharp increase of lighting over the past 2 decades. The increase is minimal over Central India and moderate over rest of the country. The information pertain to the illegal cutting of forests is not available with the ministry.
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Annexure-I
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State UT-wise Number of Accidental Deaths due to Lightning during 2018-2020
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SNo
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State/UT
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2018
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2019
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2020
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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74
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109
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93
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0
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0
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0
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3
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Assam
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36
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28
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14
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4
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Bihar
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177
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400
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436
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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213
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212
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246
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6
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Goa
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0
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2
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0
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7
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Gujarat
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13
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64
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78
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8
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Haryana
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6
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11
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3
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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8
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1
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5
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10
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Jharkhand
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235
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334
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336
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11
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Karnataka
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126
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99
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75
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12
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Kerala
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25
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15
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8
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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381
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400
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429
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14
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Maharashtra
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149
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189
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182
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15
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Manipur
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1
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0
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0
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16
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Meghalaya
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5
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7
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8
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17
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Mizoram
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1
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1
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0
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18
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Nagaland
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0
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0
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1
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19
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Odisha
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299
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271
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275
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20
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Punjab
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4
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7
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8
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21
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Rajasthan
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43
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88
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48
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22
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Sikkim
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0
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0
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0
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23
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Tamil Nadu
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82
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57
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64
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24
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Telangana
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68
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96
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64
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25
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Tripura
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10
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10
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5
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26
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Uttar Pradesh
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220
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321
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304
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27
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Uttarakhand
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2
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2
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10
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28
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West Bengal
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179
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147
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170
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TOTAL STATE
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2357
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2871
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2862
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29
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A & N Islands
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0
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1
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0
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30
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Chandigarh
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0
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|
2
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0
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31
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D&N Haveli and Daman&Diu@ +
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0
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|
1
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|
0
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32
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Delhi UT
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0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
33
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Jammu & Kashmir @|
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0
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1
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|
0
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34
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Ladakh @
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|
|
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0
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35
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Lakshadweep
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0
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0
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0
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36
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Puducherry
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0
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0
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0
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TOTAL UT
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0
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5
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0
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TOTAL 
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2357
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2876
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2862
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As per data provided by states/UTs
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‘+’ Combined data of erstwhile D & N HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU UT during 2016-2019
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‘’ Data of erstwhile JAMMU & KASHMIR State Including LADAKH during 2016-2019
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‘@’ Data of newly created Union territory
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The above data is provided by the National Crime Records Bureau .
This information was given by the Minister of State  for M/o Earth Sciences and M/o Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Initiatives to curb Childhood Malnutrition
In order to address the problem of malnutrition in the country, including the stunting and wasting in the children of age group under 5 years of age, Government implements several schemes and programs like Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme as direct targeted interventions. Government has also set up POSHAN Abhiyaan, which aims to prevent and reduce prevalence of stunting, underweight and anaemia among children  and reduction in prevalence of low birth weight in the country through Jan Andolan involving panchayati raj institutions/village organizations, etc.
Government has taken further measures to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition. Steps have also been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing, strengthen delivery and leverage technology under the Poshan Tracker, a robust ICT enabled platform, to improve governance with regard to real time monitoring of provisioning of supplementary nutrition for prompt supervisions and management of services.
Government has advised States/UTs to ensure that the quality of supplementary nutrition conforms to prescribed standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made thereunder and also to promote use of AYUSH systems for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases. A programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi centres to meet dietary diversity gap leveraging traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up.
Mission Poshan 2.0, an integrated nutrition support programme, has been announced in Budget 2021-22.
Govt. has allocated around  Rs. 17852.31 Crore and spent approx Rs. 14790.96 Crore during 2020-21 on nutrition related schemes/programmes to curb childhood malnutrition, stunting and wasting.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
National School of Drama is running 4 regional centers under consolidation of outreach program-Culture Minster
National School of Drama , an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, enrolls 27 students every year to its 3 years’ Post Graduate Course in Dramatics Arts through Selection process by conducting interview audition at 12 centres all over the country to attract talent from all regions of the country. Further, NSD organizes various festivals and workshops to attract the talent in the field of drama and acting i.e; Bharat Rang Mahotsav and North East Festivals etc. Theatre-in-education company conducts workshops for children every year.
The Broad-Based Committee  set up by the National School of Drama  Society in February 2005, inter-alia, recommended opening of five regional centres of the NSD across the country including Bengaluru , and at Kolkata, Maharastra/Goa, Jammu & Kashmir and in the North East.
Now at present, NSD is running 4 centers under consolidation of outreach program, which are in Gangtok, Bengaluru, Agartala and Varanasi, in addition to Delhi campus.
Established:
Bengaluru  - July, 1994
Gangtok  - July, 2011
Agartala  - August, 2012
Varanasi  - August, 2018
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Fictitious transactions racket of Rs. 290.70 Crore busted by DGGI, Nagpur
Arrest of Director of M/s M & M Advisors & Consultants Private Limited at Mumbai
Recovery of Input Tax Credit of Rs. 25.22 Crore in Cash
As a follow-up of the detection of a non-existent Advertising Firm in Dhule which had availed and passed on fake ITC, searches were conducted at the premises of a Mumbai based Private Limited CompanyM/s M& M Advisors & Consultants Private Limited and at the residences of its Director and Chartered Accountants. This Company was registered for Licensing services for the right to broadcast and show Movies.
The searches uncovered a number of documents, the examination of which revealed that the Company was engaged in Licencing of Movie Rights of Film Production Houses for broadcasting on National and International Channels and had declared itself to be the Sole Rights Holder of Movies produced by big Production houses. The Company was purchasing the rights of Movies produced by the top Banners and was transferring these rights under Contract system to Rights Assignors, who was availing Input tax Credit.
Preliminary scrutiny of the documents revealed that this Company had undertaken fraudulent transactions of Rs. 290.70 Crore and had passed on fake Input tax Credit of Rs. 25.22 Crore to Rights Assignors, the ultimate beneficiaries.
During investigations, the Rights Assignorspaid the entire Input Tax Credit of Rs. 25,22,62,786/- in Cash, which was the Input tax Creditpassed on by this Company.
The Director of the Company Shri Pradeep Ashok Malankarwho on inquiries with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs was found to be the Director of 3 more Companies, was arrested on 5th December, 2020 and has beens remanded to Judicial Custody by the Hon’ble Court till 18th December, 2020.
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Ministry of Defence
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command
Mumbai, February 28, 2023
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM took over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief , Western Naval Command , from Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, at an impressive Ceremonial Parade held at INS Shikra today. On taking over, the Flag Officer paid homage to all personnel who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation, by placing a floral wreath at the Gaurav Stambh . Prior to taking over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Tripathi served as the Chief of Personnel at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence .
An alumnus of Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1985. A Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, he served on frontline warships of the Navy as Signal Communication Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer, and later as the Executive Officer and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Missile Destroyer INS Mumbai. He commanded Indian Naval Ships Vinash, Kirch and Trishul. He has also held various important operational and staff appointments which include Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet at Mumbai, Director of Naval Operations, Principal Director Network Centric Operations and Principal Director Naval Plans at New Delhi. On promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral, he served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff  at IHQ MoD and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
On promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral in Jun 2019, the Flag Officer was appointed as Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala. He was the Director General of Naval Operations from July 2020 to May 2021, a period that witnessed a high tempo of Naval Maritime Operations. He contributed to ensuring that Navy remained a combat ready, cohesive and credible force, ready to address a host of complex security challenges despite all round severity of COVID Pandemic.
The Admiral is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, where he was awarded the Thimmaiya Medal. He also attended Naval Higher Command Course and Naval Command College at the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Islands in 2007-08, where he won the prestigious Robert E Bateman International Prize.
Vice Admiral Tripathi is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Nausena Medal for devotion to duty. He is also a keen sportsman and avidly follow tennis, badminton, and cricket. The Flag Officer is a keen student of international relations, military history, and art & science of leadership.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Government of India has decided to revive Talcher unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd
Government of India has decided to revive Talcher unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd  by setting up a Ammonia Urea plant of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne per annum capacity by forming a Joint venture Company  of nominated PSUs i.e. Gas Authority of India Ltd , Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd , Coal India ltd  and FCIL. Accordingly, a JV company named “Talcher Fertilizers Ltd ” has been incorporated on 03.11.2015.
The direct employment opportunities would be about 510 and indirect employment opportunities would be 4500  for the Talcher Fertilizer Plant. Besides employment opportunities to the local people, Talcher Fertilizer Plant would boost economic development in the eastern region and would ensure availability of urea to the farmers in the state of Odisha.
This information was given by the Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Mauritius Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr. Maneesh Gobin calls on Union Agriculture Minister Shri Tomar
India and Mauritius will work more closely with other countries in the matter of Food Security
The Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security of Mauritius, Mr. Maneesh Gobin, called on the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, in New Delhi today. The two leaders agreed that both countries will work more closely with other countries in the matter of Food Security.
In the meeting, Shri Tomar said that India's relations with Mauritius have been very strong and these relations are not only political and commercial, but also cultural and spiritual. Shri Tomar said that the Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is very serious about the Agriculture sector and many concrete steps have been taken to take it forward and India has achieved self-sufficiency in food grains production to meet not only its domestic needs but also exported to other countries.
Mr. Gobin said that he has family ties with India and about 60 per cent of the Mauritius people are of Indian origin. He urged forming an alliance in the matter of Food Security, as initiated by the Prime Minister Shri Modi with respect to Solar Energy. Mr. Gobin lauded the work of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research  and also requested for an agreement with it. Shri Tomar elaborated upon the role of ICAR in the development of Indian Agriculture and mentioned the role of its affiliated Krishi Vigyan Kendras , agricultural universities and more than 100 other institutions. He asked the Mauritian leader to prepare the framework for the MoU, so that it could be considered.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Regional air connectivity infrastructure gets a boost
Cabinet approves revival and development of un-served and under-served air strips of State Governments, Airports Authority of India, Civil enclaves, CPSUs, helipads and water aerodromes
Government to put in Rs.4500 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for extension of time and scope for revival and development of un-served and under-served air strips of State Governments, Airports Authority of India , Civil enclaves, CPSUs, helipads and water aerodromes at the total cost of Rs.4500 crore with the budgetary support of Government of India.
Impact:
As an outcome, small cities/towns shall be connected on commencement of operation of flights to under-served/un-served airports and it will further boost the economic development in these as well as surrounding areas in terms of job creation and related infrastructure development.
Details:
The Ministry has received overwhelming response from the airlines in two rounds of RCS Bidding held so far. In the first round of UDAN bidding, 128 routes were assigned to five airline operators for 43 un-served/underserved airports/airstrips on 31.03.2017. The response from airline operators have considerably improved in second round of RCS bidding wherein 86 proposals involving 325 routes were awarded to 15 selected airline operators in January, 2018.
During RCS-UDAN version 1.0 & 2.0, 66 airports were identified and 31 heliports . During UDAN version 3.0, to increase the tourism potential at the coastal areas, Tourism routes in coordination with Ministry of Tourism and Seaplanes for connecting Water Aerodromes were included.
Background:
Finance Minister in his Budget Speech 2016-17, inter-alia, announced making adequate provisions for revival of unserved and underserved airports. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for revival of 50 un-served/under-served airports/airstrips of the State Governments, Airports Authority of India , Civil enclaves and Central Public Sector Undertakings . The Revival of airstrips/airports will be 'demand driven', depending upon firm commitment from airline operators as well as from the State Governments for providing various concessions as Airports will be develop without insisting on its financial viability.
India has a vast coastline of approximately 7500 km and is dotted with numerous water bodies which can be exploited for establishment of Water Aerodrome. A network of Water Aerodromes along with land based airports will improve air connectivity and be particularly useful for localized short-distance travelling. Therefore, it was decided to develop/operate Water Aerodromes in India with aviation expertise of AAI and cooperation of State Government.